Michael B. Jordan, Michael Fassbender, and even Janelle Monae are some celebrities romantically linked with Nyong'o.
But the person whose name comes at the top of the list is Morbius actor Jared Leto. The duo has been rumored to be an item since 2014.
The speculations spurred after Leto called the actress his "future ex-wife" while accepting an award for his role in Dallas Buyers Club at the Independent Spirit Awards on March 1, 2014.
Lupita Nyong'o and rumored boyfriend Jared Leto at the set of Broadway's Eclipsed in 2016. (Photo: Lupita Nyong'o's Instagram)
Following the flirty statement, the Oscar-winning actress addressed the rumors on a 2014 episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show.
She said she found the gossip "crazy cause when I read these rumors, they're so detailed."
Nevertheless, Nyong'o played along with the rumors and shared that she thought Miley Cyrus had broken them apart. "That was the last thing I heard," she jokingly added.
Nyong'o and her rumored boyfriend again made headlines almost a year after the interview. This time, they had a close encounter at the afterparty of the SAG Awards held at Sunset Tower in January 2015.
The duo was reportedly dancing, whispering, and laughing together while looking cozy during the reunion. However, nothing substantial surfaced after the dating rumors.
Instead, Nyong'o refuted all claims during an interview with PorterEdit (via People) in 2019.
The 38-year-old confessed they had bonded after their Oscar journey, and he was on her speed dial.
She also admitted they had an intimacy but clarified that it was "beyond the dating rumors."
